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pin._n 2._o the_o special_a reason_n why_o daniel_n go_v into_o captivity_n be_v 1._o that_o he_o may_v be_v as_o a_o guide_n and_o comfort_n to_o the_o people_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 2._o that_o by_o this_o mean_v daniel_n may_v become_v more_o famous_a and_o be_v advance_v for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n 3._o that_o by_o his_o mean_n these_o idolatrous_a king_n and_o people_n may_v come_v to_o some_o knowledge_n of_o god_n pererius_n quest._n 14._o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n ver_fw-la 2._o which_o he_o carry_v into_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n to_o the_o house_n of_o his_o god_n 1._o junius_n understand_v this_o clause_n of_o jehoiakim_n and_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n into_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n and_o the_o vessel_n be_v bring_v into_o his_o god_n treasury_n so_o also_o polanus_fw-la but_o this_o exposition_n seem_v not_o so_o fit_a 1_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o man_n be_v carry_v 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bel_n a_o name_n contract_v of_o behel_n which_o come_v of_o bahal_n which_o signify_v a_o lord_n berosus_n say_v this_o be_v jupiter_n belus_n the_o son_n of_o saturn_n to_o who_o be_v erect_v a_o temple_n in_o babylon_n with_o a_o vast_a and_o huge_a tower_n in_o the_o mid_n which_o continue_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o vespasian_n the_o emperor_n as_o pliny_n witness_v lib._n 6._o c._n 26._o 2._o the_o second_o god_n be_v the_o sun_n which_o they_o call_v rach_n that_o be_v a_o king_n because_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a among_o the_o planet_n and_o the_o persian_n call_v he_o mithra_n as_o justinus_n martyr_n say_v dialog_n in_o tryphon_n the_o priest_n of_o this_o idol_n be_v call_v raciophantae_fw-la observer_n of_o the_o sun_n 3._o their_o three_o god_n be_v nego_fw-la the_o fire_n so_o call_v of_o the_o brightness_n which_o be_v carry_v about_o among_o they_o 4._o their_o first_o goddess_n be_v shacha_n which_o be_v the_o earth_n worship_v also_o of_o the_o roman_n under_o the_o name_n of_o opis_n and_o tellus_n of_o the_o syrian_n call_v dorcetha_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o goddess_n they_o use_v to_o keep_v a_o feast_n five_o day_n together_o in_o babylon_n during_o which_o time_n the_o master_n be_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o their_o servant_n this_o festival_n time_n be_v call_v shache_n whereof_o babylon_n be_v call_v sheshach_n of_o keep_v this_o feast_n jerem._n 25._o 27._o and_o 52._o 41._o 5._o their_o other_o goddess_n be_v mulitta_n which_o be_v venus_n who_o priest_n be_v call_v natitae_fw-la or_o natophantae_fw-la the_o observer_n of_o fair_a venus_n polan_n but_o the_o chief_a of_o their_o idol_n be_v bel_n isaiah_n 46._o 1._o bel_n be_v bow_v down_o which_o junius_n in_o that_o place_n think_v be_v take_v for_o the_o sun_n who_o the_o assyrian_n and_o chaldean_n worship_v but_o he_o be_v the_o same_o who_o be_v call_v jupiter_n belus_n plin._n 6._o 26._o as_o be_v before_o show_v they_o worship_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o fire_n beside_o quest._n 17._o ver._n 2._o what_o be_v to_o be_v commend_v what_o discommend_v in_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o carry_v away_o part_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n ver._n 2._o with_o part_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1._o herein_o he_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o moderation_n that_o he_o will_v not_o as_o a_o insatiable_a conqueror_n that_o come_v only_o to_o spoil_v carry_v away_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o content_v himself_o with_o part_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v god_n special_a work_n so_o move_v the_o heart_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n that_o the_o temple_n yet_o stand_v shall_v not_o be_v strip_v of_o all_o the_o ornament_n pere_n 2._o in_o that_o he_o put_v they_o not_o to_o any_o civil_a house_n neither_o enrich_v himself_o by_o they_o but_o lay_v they_o up_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o god_n unde_fw-la aliquam_fw-la religionem_fw-la deo_fw-la exhibuit_fw-la wherein_o he_o show_v some_o reverence_n unto_o god_n in_o reverence_v the_o vessel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n gloss_n ordinar_n pere_n 3._o but_o herein_o the_o gross_a blindness_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n appear_v who_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o this_o victory_n unto_o his_o idol_n which_o be_v only_o due_a unto_o god_n as_o habacuk_n say_v they_o sacrifice_v unto_o their_o net_n cap._n 1._o jun._n quest._n 18._o why_o it_o please_v god_n to_o suffer_v that_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v carry_v away_o 1._o god_n thereby_o will_v punish_v the_o wickedness_n and_o impiety_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o it_o be_v no_o small_a judgement_n rebus_fw-la sacris_fw-la privari_fw-la to_o be_v deprive_v of_o sacred_a thing_n 2._o herein_o also_o the_o lord_n show_v his_o just_a indignation_n against_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n that_o he_o will_v rather_o abijcere_fw-la res_fw-la svas_fw-la cast_v off_o his_o own_o thing_n which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o his_o service_n and_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n he_o refuse_v their_o oblation_n say_v incense_n be_v abomination_n unto_o i_o isay._n 1._o 13._o 3._o the_o lord_n herein_o also_o reprove_v their_o carnal_a confidence_n think_v that_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o be_v sufficient_a defence_n unto_o they_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n say_v cap._n 7._o 4._o trust_v not_o in_o lie_v word_n say_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n 4._o and_o by_o occasion_n of_o the_o transport_v of_o these_o vessel_n the_o lord_n show_v his_o wonderful_a and_o strange_a work_n in_o babylon_n as_o by_o the_o write_n of_o a_o hand_n upon_o the_o wall_n when_o baltazar_n profane_v the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o like_a work_n the_o lord_n show_v among_o the_o philistines_n when_o at_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o ark_n dagon_n their_o idol_n lose_v both_o his_o head_n and_o hand_n pere_n while_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n do_v regard_n with_o some_o reverence_n the_o holy_a vessel_n they_o prosper_v as_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o euilmerodach_n his_o son_n but_o when_o they_o grow_v to_o be_v presumptuous_a and_o profane_a in_o abuse_v they_o as_o baltazar_n do_v the_o lord_n judge_v they_o for_o their_o contempt_n 5._o god_n also_o hereby_o signify_v that_o he_o need_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o they_o as_o any_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o such_o thing_n be_v offer_v unto_o god_n tend_v only_o to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o offerer_n pintus_fw-la quest._n 19_o of_o ashpenah_n the_o master_n of_o the_o enuche_n his_o name_n and_o office_n v._o 3._o and_o the_o king_n say_v to_o ashpenah_n etc._n etc._n 1._o there_o be_v three_o part_n of_o the_o king_n charge_v unto_o this_o ashpenaz_n first_o concern_v the_o transport_v and_o carry_v of_o certain_a child_n of_o the_o king_n seed_n and_o of_o other_o noble_n for_o at_o this_o time_n jehoiakim_n the_o king_n himself_o go_v not_o into_o captivity_n then_o what_o choice_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o they_o both_o for_o their_o kindred_n and_o for_o their_o quality_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n v_o 4._o and_o to_o what_o end_n that_o they_o may_v stand_v before_o the_o king_n and_o in_o the_o three_o place_n order_n be_v take_v v_o 5._o for_o their_o provision_n and_o diet_n 2._o concern_v the_o name_n ashpenaz_n it_o signify_v in_o the_o chalde_n tongue_n magistrum_fw-la obiurgantium_fw-la the_o master_n of_o the_o controller_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a controller_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o king_n house_n as_o ctesias_n use_v the_o word_n ashpamitres_n which_o signify_v the_o master_n or_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n jun._n 3._o the_o king_n of_o the_o chaldean_n persian_n egyptian_n at_o the_o first_o use_v eunuch_n which_o be_v geld_v man_n as_o their_o chamberlain_n special_o for_o the_o custody_n of_o their_o concubine_n in_o hebrew_n they_o be_v call_v sarisim_fw-la of_o saras_fw-mi which_o signify_v to_o pull_v away_o but_o afterward_o the_o principal_a officer_n and_o servant_n to_o the_o king_n be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n as_o potiphar_n pharaoh_n chief_a steward_n or_o captain_n be_v call_v a_o eunuch_n that_o be_v a_o courtier_n and_o the_o queen_n of_o ethiopia_n her_o eunuch_n who_o philip_n baptize_v be_v her_o treasurer_n act._n 8._o the_o word_n eunuch_n be_v derive_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o chamber_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o keep_v they_o first_o attend_v upon_o the_o king_n in_o his_o chamber_n so_o this_o ashpenaz_n be_v a_o chief_a minister_n or_o officer_n to_o the_o king_n polan_n osian_a pin._n quest._n 20._o whether_o daniel_n may_v be_v prove_v from_o hence_o to_o have_v be_v a_o eunuch_n in_o the_o first_o sense_n 1._o of_o this_o opinion_n be_v 11._o josephus_n ezekiel_n origen_n dan._n simon_n metaphrastes_n that_o daniel_n be_v indeed_o a_o eunuch_n and_o in_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n â—eed_n some_o think_v that_o pprophecy_n of_o isaiah_n to_o hezekiah_n to_o be_v fulfil_v that_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v eunuch_n in_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n palace_n 2._o king_n 20._o 18._o but_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a as_o be_v show_v before_o to_o take_v a_o eunuch_n always_o in_o that_o sense_n for_o that_o name_n general_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o principal_a officer_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o king_n 2._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o daniel_n be_v call_v a_o eunuch_n because_o of_o his_o perpetual_a virginity_n dorotheus_n in_o sinop_n epiphan_n in_o vita_fw-la daniel_n so_o also_o damascen_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la orthodex_fw-la cap._n 25._o but_o this_o may_v be_v gainsay_v by_o that_o place_n ezek._n 14._o 20._o that_o noah_n daniel_n job_n shall_v deliver_v neither_o son_n nor_o daughter_n it_o may_v seem_v then_o that_o they_o all_o have_v son_n and_o daughter_n pâ—rerius_n hereunto_o answer_v 1._o that_o by_o son_n and_o daughter_n here_o be_v mean_v the_o
instruction_n and_o admonition_n or_o the_o signification_n of_o some_o thing_n to_o come_v such_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o pharaoh_n gen._n 41._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o this_o book_n c._n 2._o 4._o and_o c._n 4._o there_o be_v also_o diabolical_a dream_n which_o be_v wrought_v by_o satan_n to_o seâ—â—ce_n and_o deceive_v for_o if_o he_o can_v by_o inward_a suggestion_n delude_v and_o deceive_v the_o mind_n he_o can_v also_o as_o well_o by_o vain_a dream_n and_o fancy_n insinuate_v himself_o to_o deceive_v such_o be_v the_o vain_a vision_n and_o illusion_n which_o he_o deceive_v the_o priest_n of_o baaâ—_n by_o when_o he_o go_v as_o a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o the_o month_n of_o they_o all_o to_o persuade_v ahab_n to_o go_v and_o fall_v at_o ramath_n in_o gilead_n pappus_n quest._n 43._o whether_o there_o be_v any_o divine_a dream_n 1._o aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o divination_n by_o dream_n deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o divine_a dream_n at_o all_o he_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v somnia_fw-la daemonica_fw-la dream_n demonicall_a or_o spiritual_a but_o there_o also_o he_o ascribe_v unto_o nature_n his_o reason_n against_o divine_a dream_n be_v these_o 1._o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o divine_a dream_n they_o shall_v be_v send_v and_o show_v to_o the_o best_a and_o most_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a man_n and_o not_o to_o man_n of_o every_o sort_n as_o they_o be_v 2._o if_o god_n will_v teach_v man_n he_o will_v rather_o do_v it_o by_o day_n then_o by_o night_n 3._o where_o god_n instruct_v man_n he_o do_v it_o plain_o and_o manifest_o not_o obscure_o and_o doubtful_o as_o be_v the_o revelation_n by_o dream_n 4._o bruit_n beast_n have_v their_o dream_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o divine_a 2._o contra._n these_o argument_n be_v soon_o answer_v 1._o such_o dream_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n show_v unto_o good_a man_n but_o not_o always_o lest_o they_o shall_v think_v that_o by_o their_o worthiness_n they_o have_v 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this_o opinion_n be_v confute_v by_o the_o scripture_n beside_o daily_a experience_n which_o show_v that_o man_n have_v many_o thousand_o dream_n which_o never_o take_v effect_n and_o if_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o agree_v with_o the_o event_n it_o be_v accidental_a and_o by_o some_o casual_a occurrent_a and_o not_o otherwise_o the_o preacher_n say_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o dream_n and_o vanity_n be_v many_o word_n eccl._n 5._o 6._o he_o join_v dream_n and_o vanity_n together_o the_o prophet_n give_v instance_n of_o such_o vain_a dream_n in_o a_o hungry_a man_n that_o dream_v and_o behold_v in_o his_o imagination_n he_o eat_v and_o when_o he_o awake_v his_o soul_n be_v empty_a isa._n 29._o 8._o what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o a_o vain_a dream_n such_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o drunken_a frantic_a covetous_a man_n who_o dream_n of_o such_o vain_a thing_n as_o their_o mind_n be_v occupy_v in_o such_o dream_n be_v like_o the_o apparition_n in_o the_o cloud_n many_o form_n and_o fashion_n be_v there_o see_v which_o be_v soon_o disperse_v of_o the_o wind_n and_o come_v to_o nothing_o 2._o some_o hold_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n that_o no_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o dream_n at_o all_o as_o xenophanes_n caliphonius_fw-la and_o the_o epicure_n for_o see_v all_o dream_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o some_o be_v vain_a and_o frivolous_a all_o must_v be_v hold_v to_o be_v so_o again_o say_v they_o if_o there_o be_v any_o certainty_n in_o dream_n they_o must_v proceed_v from_o some_o certain_a cause_n either_o god_n or_o nature_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_o deum_fw-la obire_fw-la lectos_fw-la dormientium_fw-la that_o god_n shall_v compass_v man_n bed_n when_o they_o be_v asleep_a and_o cast_v dream_n into_o their_o mind_n and_o nature_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o order_n but_o in_o dream_n there_o be_v confusion_n and_o disorder_n contr._n 1_o all_o dream_n be_v not_o of_o one_o nature_n therefore_o it_o follow_v not_o if_o some_o be_v vain_a 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laban_n joseph_n pharaoh_n solomon_n nebuchadnezzer_n paul_n act._n 16._o 9_o which_o holy_a dream_n and_o vision_n have_v their_o evident_a signification_n and_o sure_a effect_n perer._n quest._n 45._o of_o the_o cause_n of_o true_a dream_n 1._o plato_n his_o opinion_n be_v conviuto_n that_o dream_n be_v procure_v by_o spirit_n who_o be_v the_o mediator_n that_o go_v between_o god_n and_o man_n he_o think_v that_o god_n himself_o do_v not_o meddle_v with_o humane_a affair_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n and_o intercourse_n of_o such_o spirit_n and_o that_o by_o they_o therefore_o all_o dream_n be_v procure_v but_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a that_o some_o dream_n be_v wrought_v only_o by_o natural_a mean_n as_o by_o the_o multitude_n of_o business_n in_o the_o day_n eccles._n 5._o 2._o and_o where_o there_o be_v any_o spiritual_a cause_n that_o the_o lord_n himself_o sometime_o be_v the_o agent_n as_o it_o be_v say_v god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n gen._n 20._o 3._o 2._o aristotle_n on_o the_o contrary_n hold_v that_o all_o true_a dream_n proceed_v of_o natural_a cause_n but_o that_o be_v untrue_a also_o for_o the_o prediction_n and_o foretell_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v which_o often_o be_v show_v in_o dream_n can_v by_o any_o natural_a mean_n be_v search_v out_o 3._o the_o stoike_fw-gr make_v three_o cause_n of_o dream_n god_n fatal_a necessity_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o in_o sleep_n be_v free_a from_o all_o other_o perturbation_n contr._n the_o first_o cause_n we_o allow_v but_o not_o of_o all_o dream_n but_o fatal_a necessity_n there_o be_v none_o for_o then_o god_n who_o be_v most_o free_a shall_v himself_o be_v tie_v to_o such_o fatal_a necessity_n and_o connexion_n of_o cause_n and_o if_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o sleep_n cause_v such_o dream_n
than_o one_o shall_v as_o well_o have_v such_o dream_n as_o a_o other_o for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o rest_n every_o man_n soul_n be_v free_a from_o the_o business_n of_o the_o day_n 4._o porphyrius_n think_v that_o the_o notion_n which_o be_v natural_o in_o the_o soul_n which_o it_o bring_v with_o it_o into_o the_o body_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o dream_n which_o notion_n show_v more_o free_o in_o the_o night_n then_o in_o the_o day_n but_o christian_a religion_n acknowledge_v no_o such_o former_a notion_n or_o pre-existence_n of_o the_o soul_n before_o it_o come_v to_o the_o body_n for_o the_o lord_n form_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n within_o he_o zachar._n 12._o 1._o 5._o synesius_n make_v the_o fantastical_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o dream_n that_o as_o the_o representation_n of_o diverse_a thing_n be_v raise_v in_o the_o fantasy_n so_o the_o soul_n thereupon_o conceive_v dream_n and_o therefore_o pythogoras_n go_v to_o bed_n use_v to_o fall_v asleep_a with_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o harp_n and_o so_o prepare_v himself_o to_o have_v quiet_a and_o pleasant_a dream_n but_o yet_o the_o cause_n appear_v not_o why_o such_o imagination_n and_o representation_n shall_v be_v raise_v up_o in_o the_o fantasy_n the_o fantasy_n affect_v the_o soul_n but_o how_o come_v the_o fantasy_n to_o be_v so_o affect_v first_o 6._o hypocrates_n make_v two_o cause_n of_o dream_n insomnijs_fw-la the_o divine_a and_o supernatural_a instinct_n which_o be_v infuse_v of_o god_n and_o the_o natural_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n for_o as_o the_o humour_n be_v affect_v if_o there_o be_v emptiness_n or_o fullness_n or_o any_o distemperature_n in_o the_o body_n the_o dream_n be_v answerable_a but_o as_o these_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o divine_a and_o natural_a dream_n so_o of_o other_o dream_n other_o cause_n must_v be_v find_v out_o hypocrates_n then_o touch_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o some_o but_o not_o of_o all_o dream_n 7._o gregory_n make_v six_o 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of_o his_o leg_n be_v make_v of_o stone_n and_o present_o after_o he_o be_v take_v with_o a_o palsy_n and_o nummenesse_n in_o that_o leg_n 50._o and_o pliny_n write_v how_o p._n cornelius_n ruffinus_n in_o his_o sleep_n think_v that_o he_o sudden_o become_v blind_a and_o when_o he_o awake_v he_o be_v blind_a in_o deed_n 2._o of_o humane_a dream_n humane_a affair_n be_v the_o cause_n which_o leave_v a_o strong_a impression_n in_o the_o mind_n whereby_o such_o like_a dream_n be_v engender_v in_o the_o night_n as_o the_o thought_n be_v in_o the_o day_n so_o mariner_n dream_v of_o the_o sea_n and_o fish_n husbandman_n of_o the_o field_n shepherd_n of_o their_o sheep_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v hannibal_n dream_n who_o have_v now_o swallow_v italy_n in_o his_o desire_n as_o he_o transport_v his_o army_n from_o spain_n thither_o he_o have_v a_o dream_n wherein_o he_o see_v a_o most_o hideous_a serpent_n destroy_v and_o devour_v all_o where_o he_o go_v this_o dream_n be_v answerable_a to_o his_o desire_n and_o seem_v to_o issue_v forth_o of_o his_o former_a thought_n 3._o the_o three_o sort_n of_o dream_n be_v diabolical_a which_o satan_n cast_v into_o man_n mind_n to_o seduce_v and_o deceive_v they_o and_o of_o these_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n who_o be_v the_o three_o general_a cause_n of_o dream_n for_o if_o some_o dream_n be_v not_o cause_v by_o satan_n why_o shall_v the_o lord_n condemn_v such_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n which_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o seduce_v and_o deceive_v the_o people_n deut._n 13._o 1._o of_o this_o kind_n may_v be_v think_v alexander_n dream_n to_o have_v be_v who_o come_v to_o ptolemy_n the_o next_o king_n of_o egypt_n after_o be_v sore_o wound_v by_o a_o venomous_a dart_n and_o of_o that_o wound_n like_a to_o die_v fall_v asleep_a by_o he_o and_o in_o his_o sleep_n see_v a_o serpent_n bring_v a_o root_n in_o his_o mouth_n show_v the_o place_n where_o it_o grow_v whereby_o ptolemy_n be_v heal_v these_o satanical_a dream_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n for_o some_o of_o they_o do_v prognosticate_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v which_o satan_n can_v foretell_v two_o way_n either_o by_o natural_a cause_n he_o can_v foresee_v the_o event_n or_o he_o do_v foretell_v such_o thing_n as_o he_o know_v he_o be_v permit_v of_o god_n to_o do_v the_o other_o kind_n of_o diabolical_a dream_n tend_v to_o the_o incite_n and_o stir_v up_o of_o man_n to_o sin_n as_o murder_v lust_n or_o other_o ungodliness_n 4._o the_o four_o cause_n of_o dream_n be_v god_n himself_o who_o by_o dream_n and_o vision_n in_o the_o night_n diverse_o instruct_v man_n and_o teveal_v unto_o they_o thing_n to_o come_v ex_fw-la perer._n quest._n 46._o how_o diabolical_a and_o divine_a dream_n may_v be_v discern_v 1._o diabolical_a dream_n be_v discern_v 1._o by_o the_o matter_n if_o they_o be_v unchaste_a and_o unclean_a dream_n provoke_v unto_o any_o vice_n or_o impiety_n 2._o by_o the_o end_n if_o one_o shall_v have_v a_o revelation_n in_o a_o dream_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v whereof_o there_o be_v no_o profitable_a end_n but_o only_o the_o feed_n of_o man_n curiosity_n or_o the_o maintain_n of_o superstition_n 3._o by_o man_n person_n also_o a_o conjecture_n may_v be_v make_v as_o if_o unclean_a and_o corrupt_a dream_n be_v offer_v unto_o godly_a and_o righteous_a man_n therein_o they_o be_v to_o suspect_v the_o craft_n of_o satan_n that_o he_o go_v about_o to_o assault_v and_o tempt_v they_o 2._o concern_v divine_a dream_n they_o be_v two_o way_n principal_o discern_v by_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o matter_n as_o when_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v reveal_v the_o knowledge_n whereof_o only_o belong_v unto_o god_n or_o the_o lord_n discover_v man_n secret_a thought_n which_o he_o only_o can_v descry_v the_o other_o way_n be_v by_o the_o illumination_n of_o the_o mind_n when_o the_o lord_n do_v so_o evident_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o the_o soul_n and_o mind_n of_o man_n that_o he_o nothing_o doubt_v of_o the_o author_n of_o those_o dream_n but_o know_v assure_o that_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n such_o be_v the_o dream_n which_o abraham_n joseph_n daniel_n paul_n have_v for_o like_a as_o natural_o the_o soul_n have_v light_a to_o discern_v of_o the_o first_o notion_n and_o principle_n so_o the_o mind_n in_o this_o case_n be_v illuminate_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a instinct_n 3._o in_o diverse_a manner_n and_o to_o diverse_a purpose_n do_v the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o man_n in_o dream_n 1._o sometime_o he_o terrify_v and_o fear_v they_o as_o he_o stay_v abimelek_n and_o laban_n by_o fearful_a dream_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v no_o hurt_n the_o one_o to_o abraham_n the_o other_o to_o jaakob_n 2._o sometime_o the_o lord_n encourage_v man_n by_o dream_n to_o enterprise_v some_o great_a work_n as_o he_o do_v gedeon_n judg._n 7._o 9_o 3._o he_o admonish_v some_o by_o dream_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v as_o paul_n act._n 16._o and_o joseph_n matth._n 1._o 4._o god_n instruct_v by_o dream_n concern_v thing_n to_o come_v as_o he_o do_v in_o pharaoh_n and_o nabuchadnezzers_n dream_n 4._o and_o as_o the_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v diverse_a why_o the_o lord_n send_v dream_n so_o also_o the_o kind_n be_v diverse_a 1._o some_o divine_a dream_n be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a and_o need_v no_o interpretation_n such_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o joseph_n of_o the_o star_n and_o the_o sheaf_n 2._o sometime_o god_n speak_v with_o they_o himself_o in_o their_o dream_n as_o with_o abimelech_n gen._n 20._o sometime_o a_o angel_n appear_v as_o to_o joseph_n matth._n 1._o sometime_o a_o man_n as_o to_o paul_n act._n 16._o 3._o sometime_o god_n send_v dream_v not_o expect_v or_o desire_v such_o be_v pharaoh_n and_o nebuchadnezzers_n dream_n sometime_o they_o be_v first_o crave_v and_o
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death_n and_o a_o willing_a resolution_n to_o suffer_v it_o all_o these_o three_o here_o concur_v the_o cause_n be_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n glory_n the_o danger_n of_o death_n be_v present_a and_o without_o god_n miraculous_a deliverance_n inevitable_a and_o their_o resolution_n be_v constant_a to_o die_v this_o testimony_n cyprian_n give_v of_o these_o martyr_n and_o of_o daniel_n who_o escape_v the_o lion_n in_o confessoribus_fw-la christi_fw-la dilata_fw-la martyria_fw-la non_fw-la meritum_fw-la confessionis_fw-la minuunt_fw-la sed_fw-la magnalia_fw-la divinae_fw-la protectionis_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n â—_o in_o the_o confessor_n of_o christ_n the_o defer_v of_o their_o martyrdom_n do_v not_o diminish_v the_o worthiness_n of_o their_o confession_n but_o set_v forth_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o divine_a protection_n etc._n etc._n 2._o so_o as_o thomas_n distinguish_v they_o there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o martyr_n 1._o they_o which_o be_v so_o only_o in_o 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the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n only_o deut._n 32._o 39_o behold_v hear_v o_o israel_n for_o i_o be_o he_o and_o there_o be_v no_o god_n with_o i_o psal._n 86._o 10._o thou_o be_v great_a and_o do_v wondrous_a thing_n thou_o be_v god_n alone_o isa._n 45._o 5._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o there_o be_v none_o other_o there_o be_v no_o god_n beside_o i_o 2._o yea_o the_o philosopher_n and_o wise_a man_n among_o the_o heathen_a though_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n worship_v a_o multitude_n of_o god_n do_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o beginning_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o trismegist_n 4._o dialog_n pymandri_n say_v vniversum_fw-la mundum_fw-la verbo_fw-la non_fw-la manibus_fw-la fabricatus_fw-la est_fw-la opifex_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o one_o workman_n make_v all_o the_o world_n with_o his_o word_n not_o with_o hand_n orpheus_n in_o his_o verse_n call_v god_n protogonâ—â—_n the_o first_o beget_v that_o nothing_o be_v before_o he_o and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v by_o he_o justinus_n martyr_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o verse_n of_o sibyl_n unus_fw-la deus_fw-la solus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n alone_o unbegotten_a omnipotent_a invisible_a sophocles_n both_o a_o philosopher_n and_o a_o poet_n do_v affirm_v the_o one_o god_n to_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n so_o thales_n pythagoras_n socrates_n plato_n chrysippus_n do_v all_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n who_o they_o call_v a_o divine_a spirit_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v say_v of_o aristotle_n that_o when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o very_a point_n of_o death_n he_o cry_v out_o causa_fw-la causarum_fw-la miserere_fw-la meâ—_n o_o thou_o cause_n of_o cause_n have_v pity_n on_o i_o and_o they_o be_v induce_v thus_o to_o think_v by_o these_o and_o such_o like_a reason_n 1._o because_o they_o see_v that_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n the_o monarchical_a state_n be_v the_o best_a in_o a_o kingdom_n one_o prince_n in_o a_o army_n one_o general_n in_o a_o ship_n one_o governor_n in_o a_o beehive_n one_o master-bee_a so_o in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v one_o chief_a ruler_n and_o mover_n of_o all_o thing_n 2._o god_n be_v a_o infinite_a spirit_n but_o one_o infinite_a thing_n can_v not_o stand_v with_o a_o other_o 3._o god_n be_v love_n unity_n concord_n but_o where_o many_o god_n be_v there_o be_v variety_n not_o unity_n discord_n not_o peace_n 4._o like_o as_o in_o the_o body_n though_o there_o be_v many_o and_o diverse_a part_n there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o motion_n in_o the_o body_n so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o greet_v world_n 4._o doct._n we_o must_v be_v resolute_a in_o religion_n v_o 16._o we_o be_v not_o careful_a to_o answer_v thou_o in_o this_o matter_n these_o three_o holy_a man_n can_v not_o be_v neither_o by_o
have_v a_o other_o exposition_n that_o hereby_o be_v signify_v that_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v advance_v from_o low_a degree_n unto_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o he_o be_v per_fw-la humilitatem_fw-la restitutus_fw-la restore_v again_o by_o humility_n 3._o but_o the_o use_n be_v rather_o more_o general_a that_o by_o this_o depose_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n so_o great_a a_o king_n man_n may_v learn_v that_o all_o kingdom_n be_v at_o god_n dispose_n see_v many_o time_n most_o base_a man_n have_v be_v advance_v to_o the_o kingly_a dignity_n and_o so_o as_o calvin_n well_o note_v hoc_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la rege_fw-la contigit_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o have_v not_o fall_v out_o only_o in_o one_o king_n it_o be_v notorious_a that_o among_o the_o roman_a and_o greek_a emperor_n some_o have_v be_v â—eateheards_n as_o cruel_a maximinus_n some_o swineheard_n as_o justinus_n the_o father_n of_o justinian_n quest._n 20._o why_o daniel_n hold_v his_o peace_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n diverse_a reason_n may_v be_v yield_v of_o this_o silence_n of_o daniel_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o in_o this_o space_n daniel_n pray_v unto_o god_n for_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o dream_n as_o theodoret_n say_v prime_a ostendenda_fw-la erat_fw-la humana_fw-la infirmitas_fw-la etc._n etc._n first_o humane_a infirmity_n be_v to_o show_v itself_o and_o then_o inspire_v grace_n to_o be_v manifest_v etc._n etc._n so_o think_v dyonis_n carthusi_fw-la intra_fw-la hanc_fw-la horam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ei_fw-la ostensam_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o in_o this_o space_n be_v show_v unto_o he_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o dream_n se_fw-la totum_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la extulit_fw-la cum_fw-la pijs_fw-la precibus_fw-la he_o lift_v up_o his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n pint._n feruid_n dominum_fw-la oravit_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o earnest_o beseech_v the_o lord_n bull_v 2._o but_o this_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v be_v all_o the_o cause_n for_o it_o be_v say_v daniel_n thought_n 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fuit_fw-la regiscunctatio_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o in_o this_o behalf_n also_o this_o stay_n of_o daniel_n be_v profitable_a to_o the_o king_n that_o he_o may_v be_v more_o desirous_a to_o hear_v the_o truth_n oecolampaid_n pelli_fw-la this_o use_n the_o king_n may_v make_v thereof_o but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n which_o move_v daniel_n quest._n 21._o v._n 16._o in_o what_o sense_n daniel_n wish_v this_o dream_n to_o the_o king_n enemy_n daniel_n shall_v seem_v herein_o to_o pray_v against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o have_v so_o decree_v against_o nebuchednezzar_n and_o beside_o it_o may_v be_v think_v against_o charity_n to_o wish_v such_o thing_n unto_o those_o who_o he_o know_v not_o who_o may_v some_o of_o they_o be_v better_o than_o nabuchadnezzar_n 1._o some_o think_v therefore_o that_o daniel_n by_o this_o speech_n only_o show_v the_o great_a calamity_n which_o shall_v befall_v he_o such_o as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v a_o man_n wish_v to_o his_o enemy_n bull_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n he_o be_v so_o loath_a to_o open_v the_o dream_n because_o it_o pretend_v such_o heavy_a thing_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o daniel_n trouble_v thought_n that_o he_o be_v indeed_o sorry_a for_o the_o king_n and_o wish_v that_o evil_n far_o away_o from_o he_o 2._o dyonis_n carthusian_n answer_v that_o this_o evil_n which_o he_o wish_v unto_o the_o king_n enemy_n might_n ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la animae_fw-la proficere_fw-la be_v profitable_a unto_o they_o for_o their_o soul_n health_n and_o therefore_o this_o wish_n be_v not_o uncharitable_a but_o it_o may_v as_o well_o have_v be_v for_o the_o health_n of_o nebuchadnezzars_n soul_n he_o shall_v not_o then_o have_v wish_v it_o from_o he_o 3._o some_o think_v that_o it_o be_v rather_o civilis_fw-la salutatio_fw-la then_o precatio_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la a_o civil_a kind_n of_o salutation_n than_o a_o prayer_n of_o faith_n which_o it_o be_v necessary_a daniel_n shall_v use_v to_o insinuate_v himself_o jun._n in_o commentar_n 4._o but_o it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o civil_a salutation_n for_o indeed_o daniel_n desire_v averti_fw-la tam_fw-la horriâ—ilem_fw-la poenam_fw-la à _fw-la regis_fw-la persona_fw-la such_o a_o horrible_a punishment_n to_o be_v turn_v away_o from_o the_o king_n calvin_n whereupon_o polanus_fw-la also_o note_v that_o we_o shall_v even_o pray_v for_o our_o enemy_n as_o daniel_n do_v for_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o hold_v they_o in_o captivity_n 5._o but_o daniel_n herein_o go_v not_o against_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n for_o he_o thus_o pray_v praesupposito_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la divino_fw-la presuppose_v if_o it_o be_v god_n good_a pleasure_n dyon_n carthus_n so_o also_o pintus_fw-la he_o know_v dei_fw-la minis_fw-la &_o promissionibus_fw-la haerere_fw-la svas_fw-la conditione_n that_o certain_a condions_a be_v annex_v to_o the_o threaten_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n jun._n for_o otherwise_o daniel_n in_o vain_a afterward_o have_v give_v counsel_n unto_o nabuchadnezzar_n here_o to_o prevent_v this_o calamity_n see_v further_o quest_n 29._o quest._n 22._o that_o at_o yrannicall_a government_n be_v better_a than_o a_o anarchy_n or_o no_o government_n v._o 19_o it_o be_v thou_o o_o king_n that_o be_v great_a and_o mighty_a 1._o though_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v a_o tyrant_n as_o both_o appear_v by_o his_o cruelty_n against_o the_o jew_n in_o destroy_v their_o city_n both_o burn_a the_o temple_n and_o put_v the_o people_n to_o the_o sword_n as_o also_o by_o his_o fierce_a rage_n show_v against_o the_o chaldean_n who_o he_o unjust_o cause_v to_o be_v kill_v cap._n 2._o because_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v he_o his_o dream_n which_o he_o have_v forget_v yet_o he_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o goodly_a tree_n which_o give_v meat_n and_o shadow_n unto_o the_o fowl_n and_o beast_n so_o that_o although_o tyrant_n and_o cruel_a governor_n seek_v to_o extinguish_v all_o equity_n and_o justice_n deus_fw-la 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quest._n 23._o v._n 10._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o hew_v down_o the_o tree_n 1._o if_o but_o one_o or_o two_o branch_n have_v be_v cut_v off_o yet_o the_o rest_n remain_v will_v have_v flourish_v still_o and_o so_o the_o loss_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v so_o great_a as_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n when_o one_o noble_a man_n of_o account_n or_o one_o of_o excellent_a learning_n or_o virtue_n die_v and_o be_v take_v away_o though_o it_o be_v a_o loss_n or_o hindrance_n yet_o the_o country_n be_v not_o undo_v other_o may_v rise_v up_o in_o his_o place_n as_o when_o sulpitius_n that_o eloquent_a orator_n among_o the_o roman_n be_v slay_v yet_o cicero_n succeed_v in_o who_o that_o want_n be_v supply_v and_o if_o a_o king_n loose_v one_o city_n in_o his_o kingdom_n yet_o he_o may_v comfort_v himself_o in_o the_o rest_n but_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o once_o shall_v loose_v all_o his_o great_a and_o large_a dominion_n and_o be_v strip_v of_o his_o regal_a dignity_n the_o duke_n of_o florence_n give_v for_o his_o ensign_n a_o
such_o like_a 2._o by_o their_o impotency_n they_o can_v neither_o see_v hear_v nor_o understand_v 4._o he_o give_v not_o glory_n unto_o god_n which_o be_v aggravate_v by_o two_o benefit_n the_o give_v he_o of_o his_o life_n and_o breath_n and_o in_o protect_v he_o in_o who_o hand_n be_v thy_o breath_n and_o all_o thy_o way_n etc._n etc._n 3._o then_o follow_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o dream_n v_o 25._o to_o 29._o quest._n 26._o of_o daniel_n abrupt_a beginning_n in_o his_o speech_n to_o the_o king_n v_o 17._o keep_v thy_o reward_n to_o thyself_o the_o reason_n why_o daniel_n use_v no_o insinuation_n or_o salutation_n to_o the_o king_n be_v these_o 1._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o age_n and_o gravity_n such_o a_o simple_a and_o plain_a beginning_n become_v he_o for_o he_o be_v 90._o year_n old_a if_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v 20._o when_o he_o first_o go_v into_o captivity_n 2._o it_o best_o beseem_v he_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o office_n be_v a_o prophet_n and_o now_o 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be_v so_o preserve_v so_o that_o in_o death_n itself_o they_o perish_v not_o osiand_n quest._n 27._o of_o darius_n joy_n v_o 23._o then_o be_v the_o king_n exceed_v glade_n 1._o there_o be_v two_o special_a cause_n of_o darius_n joy_n lâ—tâ—tus_fw-la est_fw-la amici_fw-la nomine_fw-la he_o rejoice_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o friend_n who_o be_v now_o deliver_v by_o this_o great_a miracle_n oecolamp_n and_o he_o find_v his_o conscience_n somewhat_o quiet_v which_o be_v perplex_v and_o trouble_v before_o when_o he_o refuse_v his_o meat_n and_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o instrument_n of_o music_n 2._o yet_o this_o be_v but_o a_o carnal_a joy_n it_o be_v much_o differ_v from_o the_o true_a spiritual_a joy_n which_o the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v when_o they_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n whereof_o the_o prophet_n david_n speak_v psal._n 4._o 6._o lord_n lift_v thou_o up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o we_o 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perire_fw-la sua_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o more_o just_a law_n then_o for_o the_o deviser_n of_o mischief_n to_o perish_v in_o his_o own_o devise_n as_o haman_n be_v hang_v upon_o the_o gallows_n which_o he_o have_v make_v for_o mordechai_n gloss_n iuterlin_fw-mi hugo_n this_o reason_n satisfy_v why_o the_o author_n of_o this_o mischief_n be_v punish_v but_o not_o why_o their_o wife_n also_o and_o child_n shall_v suffer_v with_o they_o 2._o bullinger_n show_v the_o equity_n hereof_o by_o the_o like_a judgement_n of_o god_n as_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o old_a world_n and_o of_o sodom_n and_o in_o saul_n expedition_n against_o amalech_n in_o all_o these_o neither_o man_n woman_n or_o child_n be_v spare_v so_o it_o be_v usual_o see_v that_o in_o war_n famine_n pestilence_n the_o calamity_n be_v general_a but_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n inflict_v either_o immediate_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o his_o commandment_n which_o 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attempt_n show_v the_o equity_n
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